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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-30

of Orkney Springs, Shenandoah county,
Virginia. The Colonel says the democrats
carried that county at the recent election
because they wanted to secure the election
of a darnocratic State Senator from that dis
.trict next fall, which he is now certain they
will do. He SAYS the result of the election
did not depend in the remotest degree upon
senator Riddleberger, who. he says, has no
r,ora influence there than Judge Sener has
A gentleman here to-day who has long
baen interested in schemes 10 extend the
Washington and Ohio Railroad to the coal
fields in West Virginia, says the country
from Strasburg to Mooreield, the route OF
the proposed Mineral Railroad, is very
rough and mountainous, but that the bust.
ness that railroad will do will pay hand
some interest on the money expended in
building it. He also says that experimental
lines have been run over the route, or por.
tons of it, by engineers Lakeland, Bowie,
Blight, Marbury and others, from whose
reports estimates ofits cost may be obtained.
Representative OFerrall, of Virginia, who is
here says he is well satisfied with the result OF the
receut county elections in his State, which, he
says indicate that four or five counties heretofore
considered doubtful will be sure to send demo
cratic representatives to the next Legislature, IN
which the democrats will only have to elect fifty
four members to have a majority, while the re-
publicans will have to elect sixty-seven.
The newspaper men Of this city and tho Grid
iron Club, which is composed OF newspaper men
both held meetings to-day and passed resolutions
in respect to the memory of the late Ben Perley
Poore, who died here early Sunday morning
They also telegraphed to Boston to have flowers
placed on his coffin when it passes through there
on its way to Newburyport, where the remains
will be buried.
1t is said at the Agricultural Department to-day
that the weather of the past week proved espe
cially favorable to all the growing crops through
! out the entire country.
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COMMUNICATED.

"Col Samuel Simpson, of Wsrrenton Junction,
has been appointed postmaster at Owl Run. owl
Run" is one small dwelling and store about halt 3
mile from the junction. The name ought to be
changed"
This notice is entirely incorrect Col. Samuel
Simpson has not been appointed postmaster at
"Owl Run," nor is "Owl Run" "one small dwell
ing and store about half mile from the juno
tion," which shows how little some people know
about what they undertake TO describe There is
however. an owl Run postoffice' here, situated
within 80 feet of the main line railway track
nearly opposite the new depot. "Owl Run post.
office" and "Warrenton Junction" are at one and
the same place. but rs it seems to be so misleading
to the public in more ways than one, am in IS
vor of changing the name of the postoflice here
back to its former rame of "Warrenton junction
postotlice" The gentleman alluded to post
master here is different person, and will be cor
rectly announced at the proper time and in
proper manner, have no doubt Xxx.
WARRENToN JUNCTION, May 90
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THE FRENCH CABINEr.-President Gre,

The FRENCH CABINET.-President Grevg
has secured the formation of cabinet, Of
which Gen Boulapger will not be member
The Generals personality has been and re-
mains the difficulty of the hour. To exclude
him is to incur the enmity of radical sup
port. To have included him would have
implied that Boulanger was the recognized
exponent of French military ideas, and
would nave excited alarm at Berlin. Gen.
Saussier, an officer, of moderate views, dis
places Gen. Boulangsr The Rouvier gov.
eminent is an experiment of conservative
repubicanism az against radicalism, mill
tarism and socialism. 1t is to have the sup.
port, it is stated, Of the right The next
few days" says the Paris correspondent OF
the London Times. "Sill he egentfnl for
France"
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Arrest ora SMindler.

NEW YORK, May 3O-A man, woman
and child were taken TO police headquarters
last night, and there was not little speCu.
lation as to their Identity They prove this
morning to be Chas. P Johnson, wifo and
child. Johnson is charged with having Oh
tanned $500 On false pretenses at Sanford,
Fla, where be recently lived. He was ar
rested by Inspector Byrnes' men on the
steamer which arrived from Savannah yes
terday on telegram received from Marshal
Wheeler, of Sanford, pending the arrival of
extradtion papers. Mrs. Johnson was not
placed under arrest. but prsferred to remain
at headquarters with her husband, and was
cared for by matron Webb. Johnson was
remanded at Jefferson Market this morning
to await requisition papers from Florida.
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GEN. LEES RArIoNs.-Cam. W. II. Pow.

GEN LEES RATIoNs.-Capt. W. Fl. Pow.
ell, U. S. infantry, who was detailed as ad-
jutant general at Richmond, by Gen. Grant
or the occupation of that city by the FEEDER.
al troops, writes to Gov Lee, under date OF
Boise Barracks, Idaho, May IS: "As adju.
tant general it was my duty to parole such
as had not been paroled Of the Confederate
army coming to or passing through Rich
mond, and furnish them, under the orders
of the military governor of the city, Gen.
Frederick L. Dent, sufficient rations to en-
able them to reach their homes, and at the
same time to supply rations to needy inhab-
itants of the city until the stores and mark.
cts were opened. During the time l was
there no application for rations was made
by any member o. Gen .Robt. E. Lees family,
or any servant of his family, although there
were some very respectable families COM
PEELED, for the first two or three week after
the evacuation of the city, to ask for assist
ance. Before left the city all applications
of this nature had ceased to be made. Had
such an issue been ordered without nv
knowledge the prominence of the Generals
position was such that am sure should
have heard of aud remembered it.
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On Saturday Mr.. Samuel Lor

-SuICIDE.-On Saturday Mr.. Samuel Lor.
Ing, of Massachusetts,. guest of the Hygeia
Hotel, at Fortress Monroe, while laborine
under temporary alteration of mind, ran
into the water in front of the hotel and
when he reached depth of about four feet
pulled clasp knife from his pocket and cut
bis throat from ear to ear. He then sank
into the water ard was being swept aWav
by the tide, when his son and other persons
ran to The rescue as rapidly as possible Int
when they reached him life was extinct
The deceased was 65 years of age and he.
longed in Plymouth, Mass. He was nron-
inent and wealthy man of that State and
was member of The Legislature and held
other important positions. ''
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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Gen. B. F. Butler denies that he is asking
fayors of the Cleveland administration.
The Brush Company will furnish New
York with electric lights at % cents each
per night.
According to the signal service bureau,
Saturday was the hottest day experienced
in San Francisco for fifteen years.
In Philadelphia, yesterday, Archbishop
RYAN conferred the sacred order OF the
priesthood upon thirteen young men.
1t is reaGirmed that Gov. Hill will not DE
a candidate for the Presidential nomination
in opposition to President Cleveland.
The forest fires which have devastated
the northern peninsula Of Michigan have
done damage TO the estimated extent oil
$1,000 GOO, including $2.500,00O caused by
the destruction Of the town of Lake Linden.
A letter from Rome says thai the Pope
will bestow the Golden Rose upon Miss
Caldwell, who gave $500 900 for the Catholic
University. The Golden Rose is mark oil
distinction conferred by the Pope upon the
woman who has rendered some great service
to the church.
Secretary Bayard has sent circular to
the different American legations and consul
ates in Europe requesting that efforts be
made to ascertain the whereabouts of Mrs
Sarah Montgomery, who has been travelling
in Europe for two years The lady has not
been heard from since January, when she
was in Berlin Mrs. Montgomery is de-
scribed as wealthy lady. who carried con-
siderable money and jewelry.
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Letter rrom louisa County.

Correspondence of the Alexandria GAZETTE.
LOUISA c. H, May 27.-The election is
over and Anderson is elected Common.
wealth'd attorney, Mileus Gooch treasurer,
Porter and Parsons clerks mo opposition),
and Judge James Voolfolk sheriff.
A wonderful thing happened near here
recently. and ave desire some one to suggest
reason for it. A Northern lady, Mrs.
Eaton, died recently and a white handker-
chief was folded in four layers and put over
her face. When they took the handkerchief
off there were four distinct pictures of the
lady on it, the size of n quarter Of dollar.
Spirits of camphor had been put on the
lady's face Just before her death. DR.. E. S.
Pendleton, who attended the lady, has the
handkerchief, and will show it to any one,
or reply to any questions regarding this
matter.
Farmers are planting corn and some working it,.
1t is blue time for farmers. They have nothing
to sell and nothing to 90 on with-that is they
have to buy all their corn and come bacon Some
are losing hogs from cholera. Many white and
colored people have left the county to get work
elsewhere.
The people liked tue remarks of Lieut. Gov.
Massie regarding the negotiations with the bond
holders Why our people before the war bor-
rowed this money, which could have been easily
raised by taxation, is strange thing
The schools are preparing 10 close. MISS hlu-
ME Tutwiler and Miss Nannette Hopkins are the
popular teachers in the Home Schoul here.
teacher of another school here was married last
winter. The teachers are very attractive and
pretty. Miss Tntwicr has a beautiful soprano
voice and her singing is greatly admired. Little
Mary Moore Winston, the pianist seven years
old will play in the concert to be given bS the
Home School on the Sth of June. She is a pupil
of Mr.. Vim. Boiling, aud is a wonderful player for
her age. She plays nineteen pieces from memory
and all correctly, and some 30 in fast time and
require good exec ition.
daughter of Mr. Dick Hall, living on Mr..
VIM. Bolling's place, near here. while gathering
chiuquspins last fall was struck in the back aud
Knocked down by black snake and was bitten
three times on her face and four times on her
arms She is affected some times now in singu-
lar msnuer, and il is thought it is from the bite of
the snake.
The peach crop is good here, bat most of the ap.
pies we're killed. ALLEGRO
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Murder in The First Degree.

BALTIMORE, May SO-Bepjamin Biscoe
on trial in Chales county for the murder o
Capt. Dixon, of the sloop Mary j., has beer
convicted Of murder in the first degree
This is the second conviction, the court o
appeals having granted him new trial af
the first conviction and The case was re
moved from ST. Mary's to Charles county
Biscoe confessed after the first trial that be
committed the murder and threw the body
into the Potomac river.
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Book Agent Killed.

CoRsIcANA, Tex, May 30.-A. G. Hill, q
book agent representing Cincinnati firm,
called at the house of Mr.. Terri, about 10
miles east of this place Saturday. Finding
no one at home, but Mr.. Terri's daughter,
the book agent grossly insulted the young
woman. She ordered him from the house
and went Immediately to field and in
formed her father The father got his shot
gun, followed the agent, overtaking him at
the next farm, and shot him, from the
effects of which he died in few hours.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

Especial Correspondence of the Aiexa GAzErTE]
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May so. 1887.
All the federal and all the District offices
here were closed to day. The stores on
Pennsylvania avenue were also closed, many
of them all day. and nearly all, after one
o'clock The day was observed us gener-
al holiday, and Pennsylvania avenue and
the street cars and herdics running on it
were in like condition. The colored ele-
ment was out 10 strong force. The flags on
all the public buildings were flying at half
mast as S mark of respect TO the memory OF
the Union soldiers killed during the civil
war. Soldier companies were marching
about the streets at different times all day
long, and the jam on the sidewalks and
in the cars was sufficient 10 satisfy those
most enamored of crowds. Thousands Of
people went to Arlington TO strew the graves
of the federal soldiers there with flowers.
They went ria the ferry and bridge at
Georgetown,a and also by way of the railroad
across the Long Bridge. taking coaches at
Fort Runyon. The members of the G. A. +.
who went there were escorted by some OF
the Southern soldiers now here. Large
crowds also went to the river resorts near
the city. Decoration Day was observed as
generally as ever before.
This was the last day of the national drill.
a large NUMBER OF the soldiers nave aireauy
gone home, and the camp grounds this
morning presented an almost deserted ap
pearance The whole affair will wind up
this evening, when there will be the distri-
button of prizes and dress parade, with
fire works to night. The grounds were
crowded yesterday evening, when Rev. Dr..
Talmsge preached and there was dress
parade, in which latter the Southern troops
did not take part, for the reason. it is said,
that some coIored companies were 10 the
line. Before the Rhode Island battalion left
Yesterday evening they halted in front OF
the headquarters oil the colored COM
pany Of this city, and their captain,
stepping to the front, made speech
in which he condemned the course of the
Vicksburg Southrons and the Memphis
Zouaves in leaving the parade last Wednes.
day because a colored company was placed
in front of them. The Soutberners here
want to know what the Rhode Islanders bad
to DO with it, and say that had they
withdrawn from the line, no matter for
what reason, no Southern soldier would
have objected.
Among the strangers in the city to-day is
Col. Cab. Maddux, the popular proprietor
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THE CONSOLIDATED REVENUE DISTRICTS

LIE SONSOLlDaIE tlEs NJ II l(isi
In noticing the consolidation of the fourth
with the sixth revenue district, the Staunton
Indicator says: collector Shepherds
duties, will be heavily increased To the
400 fruit brandy distillers and thirty whiskey
distileries of his own district, he will now
have added 400 fruit brandy distilleries and
fifteen whiskey distilleries of the old 4th
district, making S45 in all. The order for
consolidation contemplates the occupancy
of the government buildings by the collec-
tors, and as Lynchburg is the geographical
centre of this new district, the revenue
Office will be removed from Staunton to that
city when the government building, now
being erected here, Is completed. This will
probably not be till about January 1st.
1888. Collector Shepherd, when he moves
the office, will take with him ali of his pres
ent clerical force, except one, who will be
left in Staunton as stamp clerk
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Shot by Il Bartender.

WILMINGTON, Del, May 30.-William II.
Carroll, proprietor of notorious resort near
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balti-
more station, known as the Casino" was
shot through the head this morning by Rob
ert frankfort, bartender in the adjoining
National Hotel. The wound may prove ia
tai. Carroll was the aggressor. and went
into the National Hotel to take vengeance
on Frankford, against whom he had q
grudge. Frankfort has been arrested.
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taken out of the ruins dangerously injured,
and Frank Scott was found with his neao
crushed and cannot live. A man named
Webster is supposed to be in the RUNS
The work ofrescue is still progressing. bricks
and largo pieces of iron were thrown ooo
feet. II. A. Webster's body was taken from
the ruins at 10 o'clock Life WAS extinct
He was one of the firemen. w. ?. Ballard
aud man named Couch were seriously in
iured. The cause of the explosion is I'M
koown
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JUDGE BURKs, an ex-judge of the Su-
preme Court of Appeals of Virginia, gives it
as his opinion that the law passed at the re
cent session of the legislature, authorizing
the Governor to remove city and county
treasurers who may accept Virginia coupons
in payment OF Virginia taxes, is contrary to
both the State and national constitutions.
With national and State courts both against
them, how can the repudiators expect to
succeed?
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ALEX ANDRIA.
MONDAY EVENING. MAY 30.

GREAT many newspapers coniounu Tue
o;yl eorvice Inv with the civil service rules,
and excuse the President for the observance
oftbe latter upon the ground that his party,
and not himself, is responsible therefor. The
law was enacted by Congress, and Is bind-
,np. tina rules are the arbitrary creation OF
the republican civil service commission, ana
csn be altered at the Presidents will. And
neitber in the law, nor in the platform
adopted bv the national democratic conVen-
ton. can any warrant be found for excluding
all mon over thirty five years of age from
tina postal. and all over forty-tive from all
the other branches Of the federal service,
snbiect to the civil service law. Neither
does the law nor the democratic platform
authorize the republican civil service COM
mission to select from among those VINO
have passed the requisite examination the
four from whom the democratic appointing
power shall choose the appointee. The
law is Objectionable because it imposes the
undemocratic restriction Of schoolmaster
examination, but its observance is obliga'
tory until it shall be repealed. But the rules
which contain the age restriction, and which
prevent the appointing power from making
its selection from the whole list OF those
who have passed the required examination
are obligatory only at the Presidents pleas
ure: and he says it is his pleasure That they
shall continue operative.
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To.DAy.s TELEGRAPulTC NEWS.
The PRIZES.

Especial Dispatch to the Alexandria Gazettol
WASHINGTON, May 5O.-The following
prizes were awarded to day at the National
Drill: Company drills: 1st prize, Lomax
Rifles; 2nd, Company D 1st Minnesota
Sd, Belknap Rifles; 4,h National Rifles
9Th, San Antonia Rifles.
Battalion Drill: 1st prize, Washington
Light Infantry End, Louisville, KY, Legion.
Zouave Drill 1st, Chicago Zouaves; 2nd
Memphis Merchants.
Cadet Drill 1st Michigan Military Acad
envy 2nd, Maryland Agricultural College
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STRRwING FLOWERS on the graves of dead
soldiers is pretty custom but if the mo-
ney spent in observing it were given to the
old impoverished ex-soldiers, or to their
needy widows and children, the result in
practical good would be infinitely greater,
and the dead soldiers be none the worse.
There was not man killed in the war who
would not have preferred that his grave
should be forgotten, as thousands OF them
have been, rather than that any OF his fami-
iy should come to want, as thousands have.
STILL as the money people spend decorating
soldiers graves is their own, or should be,
no body has a right to object to their doing
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gnyeilin. "a Monument.

CHICAGO, May 30.-About 5000 German
American citizens, veterans of the war, SOL
dicrs and others, hocked to st. Boniface
cemetery this morning. The object of the
gathering was to witness the unwilling of
the soldiers monument, beautiful work of
marble and granite. 1t is the first monu-
ment raised in Chicago TO perpetuate the
heroic deeds of German. American soldiers
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THE STATE democratic convention Will
probably be held in August. For the good
of the party it is hoped the apportionment o.
representation will he so changed that the
convention may be reduced to reasonable
size, and not be crowded and unwieldy
mass, as some of its recent predecessors have
bean. There are hundred counties, and
numerous cities and towns, in the State, so
that small delegation from each will make
g large convention. 1t is also hoped that
the delegations will be composed OF the
wisest democrats in the communities they
shall represent. AS there is little honor
and no pay attached to delegates place.
there is no good reason why both these
hopes should not be realized.
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Dead.

ATLANTIC CITY, N J., May 3o.--Hon. Harry
J.. Shape, City Solicitor and ex:Mayor of the city,
died of Brights disease of the kidneys last night.
He was the leading lawyer Of the Atlantic county
bar and one of the most prominent citizens of At
lantic county,
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Roller Explosion.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 3O-rhe boiler
in the; Hitchcock manufacturing works at
Cortland exploded at 9:15 o'clock this morn
ing, demolishing the engine room and part
of the blacksmith shop and burying at least
three men in the debiis Clifford Fuller was
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There Is constant and regular demand Tor
Flour but sales are still confined to the jo0bihs
trade, and the markets, though quiet, are nm
Wheat is irregular, with fluctuations again in H.
vof of buyers Of futures, and while stocks Of spot
Wheat are rather light, there is quite enough 70
satisfy the present foreign demaLd Corn, Rye
and Oats are firm. Eggs are scarce and active
Butter is abundant and lower. Other produce Il
fairly active at unchanged prices.
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Decoration Day.

WASHINGTON, May 3o.-Dispatches received
from the principal cities throughout the country
state that Decoration day was appropriately oh.
cnr,nl
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Fire.

New ORLEANS, May 30.-A $4,000 fire oc.
Cured yesterday morning, destroying the old
Cont Veranda Hotel and eating out the. block
bounded by Cont, ST. Louis aud Chartres streete.
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A sSOCIATIONs desiring to cooperate in the
n REOPENING OF THE ALEXANDRA IL
BRARY are invited by the City School Board 70
send representatives to the next meeting oil
the Board at Peabody Building, June 2 a. eigh.
o'clock. py2S I'd
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No Further Shocks.

CITY OF MEXICO via Galvestonl, May 80.
Up to 10 o'clock this morning no second
shock of earthquake had been experienced.
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Suspended.

BALTIMORE, May 3O.-The Industrial Life
and Accidental Insurance Company, of this
city suspended day. 1t had paid up
capital of 100000 which was deposited as
security for the payment of losses. 1t had
been in existence four months and the busl'
ness falling below the expectation OF those
interested, tho stockholders declined to put
up any moro capital, which was necessary
for its existence. A suspension was deter
mined on today, and its office closed. There
will be no loss by the company going out o.
business.